Alcoa Foundation awards grant to Stichting Projekta in Suriname to improve educational and environmental skills for underserved students

NatureBridge and Alcoa Foundation partner to connect high school students from around the globe to nature in the 2017 Alcoa Scholars Program

Our Mission

Alcoa Foundation invests where Alcoa has a presence, partnering with communities to address local needs in a sustainable manner. With our nonprofit partners, we contribute to environmental excellence, economic success and social responsibility around the globe.

Since 1952, when Alcoa Foundation’s predecessor was founded as one of the few endowed corporate foundations in the United States, our legacy Foundation and Alcoa Foundation have invested more than $635 million in communities worldwide.

How We Invest

Alcoa Foundation allocates approximately 50% of our annual grantmaking budget to Alcoa’s operating locations around the world to be used for local initiatives in the areas of education, environment, governance and community enhancement. The balance funds our strategic global Signature Grants that make an impact in multiple locations, specifically in sustainable development. Read more >

Our Mission

Alcoa Foundation invests where Alcoa has a presence, partnering with communities to address local needs in a sustainable manner. With our nonprofit partners, we contribute to environmental excellence, economic success and social responsibility around the globe.

Since 1952, when Alcoa Foundation’s predecessor was founded as one of the few endowed corporate foundations in the United States, our legacy Foundation and Alcoa Foundation have invested more than $635 million in communities worldwide.

How We Invest

Alcoa Foundation allocates approximately 50% of our annual grantmaking budget to Alcoa’s operating locations around the world to be used for local initiatives in the areas of education, environment, governance and community enhancement. The balance funds our strategic global Signature Grants that make an impact in multiple locations, specifically in sustainable development. Read more >